Diabetes: ‘Poverty amidst Plenty’ and ‘Hunger – in the Modern World of Plenty’ in the Twenty First Century

Urban John Arnold D'Souza; Aza Sherin Mohamad Yusoff; Sadia Choudhury Shimmi

doi:10.51200/bjms.v11i3.973

Diabetes: ‘Poverty amidst Plenty’ and ‘Hunger – in the Modern World of Plenty’ in the Twenty First Century

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Urban John Arnold D'Souza Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah
Aza Sherin Mohamad Yusoff Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah
Sadia Choudhury Shimmi Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah

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https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v11i3.973

Abstract

According to the latest report of the United Nations (UN), about 20 million people are facing famine with around 1.4 million children are at a risk of dying. Secretary General Antonio Guterres of the United Nations has made it clear to the world that, parts of Nigeria, Somalia, Yemen and south Sudan are at a higher risk of the famine and a possible catastrophe that may be highly dangerous to the mankind. Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder, wherein plenty of sugars or glucose in the blood circulation, keep the cells and tissues hungry because it is an insulin related disorder. Similarly, in the modern World of plenty, where a greater number of World populations are filled with enormous wealth and food and amidst this population, a less fortunate population is dying because of hunger! Shortage of food, malnourishment and few people dying on a daily basis are the outcome of the famine. According to the UN, lack of money in the UN treasury, donor countries, conflicts, problems of delivery of relief are few of the concerns which are looming the UN.

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2017-12-12

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Urban John Arnold D’Souza, Mohamad Yusoff, A. S., & Shimmi, S. C. (2017). Diabetes: ‘Poverty amidst Plenty’ and ‘Hunger – in the Modern World of Plenty’ in the Twenty First Century. Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences (BJMS), 11(3), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v11i3.973

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Vol. 11 No. 3 (2017): BORNEO JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES VOLUME 11, ISSUE 3, 2017

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